The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 29, 1960
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
11:52 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 462
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.39° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.83° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.